The Irvine-based company received a patent on technology called cyclic code phase multiple access (CPMA), an application that will bundle multiple broadband users into a single satellite signal in order to connect to the Internet.

The new development will also reduce hardware costs by maximizing the number of broadband users connected through a central hub, STM executives said. Traditionally, each transmission sent to a satellite by a satellite dish has a unique signal, resulting in a very large and expensive hub used to connect these signals to the Internet. STM's new patent on CPMA technology will allow fewer and smaller hubs to process the same number of users.

"The application of the technology is both in the reduction of cost of the customer premise equipment and the infrastructure cost for the provider," said STM Chief Executive Officer Emil Youssefzadeh. "It's a major stepping stone for us in terms of cost reduction equipment."

STM Chief Financial Officer Joseph Wallace said that the company, using satellites and the new CPMA technology, is planning to target remote and rural markets where DSL and cable modems are unavailable. "The focus for our future technology is to focus on that consumer market," Wallace said.

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